The follow up to the critically acclaimed Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, hits local stores today (7 October 2011), and if you had any doubts as to whether it will live up to its lofty expectations, then look no further than the reviews which have already begun to pour in.
While Demon’s Souls was released exclusively on PS3, Dark Souls is available on both Xbox 360 and PS3.
With over 24 reviews, it is sitting on a Metacritic score of 89/100, which is incidentally the score which Demon’s Souls still holds.
Our review copy is on its way, but in the meantime, here is what some leading gaming rags have had to say about Dark Souls.
1UP A
It’s tragic that not all of us have the time or temperament to play through Dark Souls, but one truth remains clear: if you’re ready for it, it’s ready for you. Read more
Gamespot 9.5/10
Dark Souls is an extraordinary role-playing game that transports you to an awesome and menacing world you may never forget. Read more
Eurogamer 9/10
If entertainment is fun without failure and progress without pain, you’ll have to find it somewhere else. But you’ll be missing out on one of the best games of the year. Read more
Joystiq 4.5/5
The cycle of Dark Souls is essentially the same: Hours of diligent, often frustrating work followed by a surprising, often spectacular payoff. Read more
EDGE Magazine 9/10
Dark Souls beckons the masochistic with its chilly indifference. If you steel your nerves and persevere, the loot you’ll uncover is an adventure so exquisitely morose and far-ranging that it will tug at your mind insistently during the hours you spend apart. Read more
IGN 9/10
If you just play games for fun, this isn’t for you, and no amount of insistence on my part is going to change that. But if you’re interested in the limits of the videogame form – to see just how focused, how pure and how uncompromising in its vision a game can be – Dark Souls is unmissable. Read more
Game Informer 88/100
Despite my complaints, I can’t help but feel a rush of adrenaline just thinking about Dark Souls. I spent around 60 hours playing it over the last month and died nearly 100 times while doing so. I screamed, I cursed, and I threw down my controller in defeat more times than I’m proud of. I can’t wait to get back in and do it all over again. Dark Souls probably won’t be the biggest or best game released this year, but I’m already sure it’s the one I’m going to spend the most time playing.
Video gamer 8/10
Dark Souls isn’t a game you play for fun. It’s something you do to say you’ve done; like running a marathon or climbing Everest. You won’t enjoy it like you will other games, but you won’t forget it either, and you’ll be damn proud of yourself for seeing it through to the end. Read more
Destructoid 7/10
The most egregious of all faults lies in the enemy AI. Nearly all creatures in Dark Souls are hyper-aggressive and many of them to a fault. Some will completely ignore a gap between you and them, running off a cliff. Read more
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